Four Hundred and Eighty-Seven. Need to Find a Balance Point
"I beat you with no effort at all, and I even wanted to bang the iron for an hour" and "The little bully who changes jerseys."
These two memes are going viral!
The former appeared when Sun Ce played for the US team and once again became popular in the basketball world.
The latter is a new trend. Not many people paid attention to it during the World Championships. Here in the United States, the US men's basketball team lost again, making this topic even more popular.
On the domestic side, they defeated the US team, reached the semi-finals, refreshed the world record held by South Korean players... these topics attracted more attention.
This time, the "little bully who changes jerseys" is really popular!
The headband James hasn't come out yet, and the mask department hasn't come out yet, but the jersey-changing tyrant has emerged!
And these two things, taken together, are - Sun Ce has had a hot start to the new season!
After the game, Sun Ce went to practice for nearly two hours. During the whole process, there were reporters outside the gym with camera stands, wanting to rush in. However, the Grizzlies management sent two men, one black and one white, two meters tall and A fat man weighing over 100 kilograms was guarding the door of the gym.
After Sun Ce finished training until he was exhausted, he didn't expect reporters to be waiting for him.
But at this time, it doesn’t matter whether Sun Ce is in the mood or has the energy to be interviewed. The matter itself is enough for reporters to write about!
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In addition to these, the game itself between the Grizzlies and Magic is also very popular.
More than 70 in a regular season game is indeed a bit too much. Only 4 people from the two teams combined scored in double figures!
And because of the impression, many media and fans think it is the Grizzlies' problem. For a team like the Magic that averages 10 three-pointers per game, not many people put the title of "Iron Blood" on them.
The Grizzlies are different. They had a defensive five that ranked among the top three in the league last season.
This time it was even more exaggerated. When Conley, Tony Allen, Gay, Battier, and Gasol played together for more than 4 minutes, the Magic only scored 3 points. This... let those in the West pay attention to the Grizzlies. The coaching staff and core players of the team felt numb after seeing this!
If it weren't for this lineup, the Grizzlies only scored 4 points and basically had no offense, which would really be disappointing!
But even if this lineup now seems to have ways to deal with it,
Just stick to defense, but in the eyes of many people, the Grizzlies have a solution. The first point is Sun Ce's growth.
Of the 21 points Sun Ce scored in this game, 7 of them came from free throws, making a total of 7 of 11 free throws. Too much confrontation affected the free throw feel.
The other 14 points were all field goals!
One of them was a layup, a ride on the beast, a free throw line hook...the remaining four shots were mid-range shots from the right side!
Including the hook shot from the free throw line, he made 5 of 11 mid-range shots and 7 of 15 overall!
Really developed CIC capabilities!
Sun Ce will definitely become an All-Star player in the future, and he is the kind of guy who gives opponents headaches. He may not be as showy as Ginobili, but he is more practical and his rebounding ability is not free.
In addition to Sun Ce, the Grizzlies also have a second point that can solve the decline in offensive ability after playing iron-blooded defense-Randolph.
Randolph didn't play well in the first game, with 11 points and 7 rebounds, mainly because he missed the mid-range shot and blocked Howard three times at the basket.
But this is because of his weight. It is obvious that his figure is out of shape. Just wait for Randolph to get back in shape.
Moreover, Randolph is only 29 years old. With his style of play, it is not a big problem to maintain his condition until the age of 32. These three years are enough for Sun Ce to grow to the All-Star level.
After the first game, the Western powers felt a headache!
Even though Sun Ce has not really grown up, he has strong explosive ability, Randolph is a top power forward, he is such a strong role player, and he has a large rookie contract...
No matter whether it is the Lakers, the Maos or the Bulls, I don’t want to meet them in the playoffs!
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Winning the first win of the new season triggered various voices from the outside world.
No matter what initial impressions the media, fans, and teams have on the Grizzlies in the new season, one thing is common - the Grizzlies are really going to rise!
But for the Grizzlies themselves, external evaluations are not important, what is important is the problems they discovered themselves.
After the first game, the Grizzlies coaching staff stayed up late and worked overtime.
"David, analyze the problems you found during the game." Coach Hollins said.
"We played phenomenal defense tonight, with the addition of Tony and Dave's defensive philosophy, we did a great job and we played with unprecedented resilience..."
As an offensive coach, although David Fizdale discovered a problem, he did not say it directly. Instead, he praised his colleagues first. After a wave of commercial praise, Fizdale continued: "This is great for us. things, but there are also some problems.”
After finishing speaking, Fizdale looked at Jogel's reaction.
Dave Joerger was very satisfied with Fizdale's praise. He knew that nothing is perfect, especially tactics and tactical ideas... Every tactical idea is perfect, but when it comes to actual operations, it will definitely fail because of There are countless factors such as lineup, rules, injuries, age, tacit understanding, player relationships, etc. Even if the player does not like to eat chicken but likes to eat duck meat, it may have an impact on whether the tactical execution can meet expectations.
Joger responded: "David, just tell me, I will find a way to make adjustments."
After receiving a positive response, Fizdale continued: "With Tony here, our defensive tactics have become particularly good. Noah's defense tonight was not just based on height and wingspan as before. In terms of defense, we are very active in fighting. We can enter the defensive state at any time.
But because we were too focused on defense, our players were highly focused on defense, which resulted in our offensive strength not being fully utilized.
The defensive confrontation has become too strong, and most of our players are players with distinctive characteristics and clear positioning, and it is often easy for the opponent to guard us..."
As an offensive assistant, Fizdale sees this clearly.
Other coaches also thought Fizdale had a point.
Even when the Magic sent out four outsiders with no defensive ability, they were able to guard them. This is really a big trouble.
Although the arrival of Tony Allen allows the team to enter the iron-blooded state at any time and meet their defensive expectations for the current lineup...or even exceed expectations, this is not what they want. There is a saying that too much is not enough. Americans have similar proverbs.
This can easily affect the offense. As far as the first game is concerned, their defense is a bit like the Celtics, and only on the defensive end,
The Celtics' offense is not bad, but the Grizzlies don't have a pitcher like Ray Allen or a one-on-one champion like Pierce.
Randolph is great in one-on-one situations, but just like Duncan, O'Neal, and Olajuwon don't often shoot at critical moments. Although Randolph has mid-range, it's okay to count on him to play key shots in one or two games. It's a series. Game... the inside line is still too easy to be restricted, and the worst is possible double-teaming.
The iron-blooded defense in front of them exhausted the shooting touch of the outside role players. The Grizzlies did not have the kind of single-player outside line that could make the final decision. Gay... everyone knew that he would definitely choose the mid-range shot, but Sun Ce could do it inside and in the mid-range. , but it’s still too tender.
After listening to Fizdale's analysis, the coaches all agreed.
But this is not an easy thing to solve!
After hearing this, Coach Hollins said: "Thank you, David, you helped us find probably one of the biggest problems we need to solve this season on the first day. There needs to be a balance here. David, you and Dave We need to communicate more and find a way to find the balance here.
Although it is difficult, we discovered the problem so early and have enough time to adjust, and I will also make adjustments in player arrangement..."
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The Grizzlies had a lot of trouble at the tactical level at the beginning of the season, but the coaching staff did not pass on this trouble to the players. This is a problem they should solve.
The next morning, the Grizzlies continued preparations as normal.
The Grizzlies started the season with three consecutive home games. After the highlight battle with the Magic, they then had back-to-back home games, first playing the Kings and then the Warriors.
Although they were back-to-back, the first three games were quite easy, but after the three consecutive home games, there was a mighty wave of six consecutive away games...
The Grizzlies schedule is generally very good this season. In November and the opening game on October 31st, there are 17 games in the first game month and 15 games in December.
The first two months were relatively tight. In January, the most difficult month, the Grizzlies only played 13 games, which was very easy. Only the Grizzlies and Mavericks in the entire league played less than 15 games this month.
However, February and March were the difficult months for the Grizzlies. In order to stimulate ratings in the Chinese market, the Grizzlies games were postponed in those two months, and almost always started after 6:30 in the evening.
There are gains and there are losses.
After the Grizzlies coaching staff held a tactical meeting for back-to-back games against two weak teams, the Kings and Warriors, there was no training in the afternoon. After the start of the season, the team's collective training became less, except for Randolph who needed to lose weight...
The coaching staff continues to discuss how to find the balance between offense and defense in order to make adjustments.
But the coaching staff has a headache about this matter. For Sun Ce, a game like last night is sometimes very beneficial to him!
Otherwise, as long as the opponent is beaten to death in the first three quarters, he will have too much advantage in the fourth quarter, and it will be too beneficial for honing his skills!
It’s not that Sun Ce hasn’t played key games before, but he usually used star experience cards, which were not particularly useful for polishing his personal skills.
But in last night's game, he really tried to use his own ability to play key goals, because only using physical potions would not enhance his strength.
Feel the pressure of key goals in the game and find ways to use your existing abilities to solve the problem... Even if it is not solved, you can better understand which aspects of your problems are bigger and find ways to improve yourself.
This is something that training cannot do! There’s nothing better than feeling the effects in person!
It's a pity that the physical potion needs to be charged three times before it can be used once, otherwise he would wish to play iron-blooded defense every day.
There is also the physical strength of his teammates... Unlike his teammates who fought hard last night, they are full of energy today. After the tactical meeting, most of his teammates went home to catch up on some sleep.
In life, not everything goes smoothly.
The reason why key ball ability is so difficult to develop is because opportunities to practice are rare.
Sun Ce put away these regrets, and now he has other happy things. After beating the king tomorrow, he will have to fight his little brother again the day after tomorrow!